Mr. Noodle… the ultimate cheap lunch! Just add boiling water.

So now it’s really lunch and I’m still feeling a little depressed about my plants. Ok, I’ll preface this with the story of my wonderful ivy plants who have survived and (until last week) flourished in this “tropical” climate… a welcome change from that dry arctic Edmonton suite. The other day I noticed the leaves starting to spot a bit. Sigh. And upon closer inspection: little tiny cobwebs all over the place. Ultimately the verdict was that my prized potted weeds had succumbed to the scourge of spider-mites. Last night I performed some minor surgery and hacked them into little bits, saving the salvageable stems and replanting them in fresh soil. But alas, I doubt they will every recover to their former glory. So like I said.. very depressed.

On the up side: the cable guy came over and set me up with some medium-speed cable internet. Sweet. But then when he left he forgot his little tester thing and I had to go chasing down the stairs and out the front door to catch him. He was kinda dozy anyhow, so it kinda figures…